Lake Hebron in Fall

Lake Hebron in Fall
Lake Hebron in Fall

November 5, 2016

On Turning Twenty - Again - Maybe

The whole idea of it makes me feel,
well, like maybe I could start over,
take the “do-over” for the bad moves I’ve made,
those bad rolls of the dice landing
on “lose a turn”, “go back two squares”,
“go to jail, directly to jail, do not pass go,”
severe consequences for the choices I made,
or perhaps just a bottle spun to plain Jane ugly,
the wrong truth or dare revealed.

I do have my regrets, I admit,
options calculated and, taken, suffering the effects,
opportunities missed and swearing to do things
differently if given another chance, I promise,
hindsight’s teaching in the “do-overs” of life.

They tell me, though, I can’t go back;
no “do-overs” for grown-ups,
take what you can get, deal with it,
and I have dealt with it, had no choice,
but if I could take the “do-over,”
I think I would - second chances,
different roads, different choices,
different making all the difference.

But then, knowing what I know now,
would I dare risk it for something unknown,
a different life I can only imagine?
Would I risk it, if I could?

Is the “do-over” always the best choice?



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